Story Structure of Horror | MIDSOMMAR & GET OUT

This video Analyzes the story structure of Horror with Jordan Peele's GET OUT and Ari Aster's MIDSOMMAR, two recent horror masterpieces. This video will help any writer looking to understand how to write a horror movie or novel, and understand the underlying patterns in horror.
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Here is the link to the Three-act structure Outline:
mark-fogarty.com/wp-content/u...
Music by Renoir Kobashi | renoirkobashi.com/
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[@renoir.kobashi]

This was a super fun project to work on- great overview of the horror genre, now I want to rewatch these!

[@catharsismachine]

They both have great rewatchability. There's all kinds of easter eggs in each one that become apparent on multiple viewings.

[@G-Blockster]

Subscribed after one viewing. Superb analysis.

[@catharsismachine]

Thank you!

[@michael_306]

one of the better videos ive watched on structure... great job!

[@catharsismachine]

Thanks!

[@milkcatdog394]

I think Dani smiles at the end not because she is elated by her boyfriend’s death/murder but because she is doomed and ultimately goes mad.

[@catharsismachine]

Yes, true,. but I think somewhere in the confusion and trauma she feels the relief of having someone who shares her grief

[@methylphosphatePOET]

She is most definitely on some level pleased with the boyfriend's death. The movie leans heavily into the boyfriend's behavior and her reaction to it, from the very beginning.

[@sushiachan]

Great video! Can’t believe it has such low views!! Great editing and analysis!

[@catharsismachine]

Thanks. I just got started, so that might explain the low views. But things are picking up quickly

[@zachhacker]

Been looking for a video w this exact topic. Thank you!

[@catharsismachine]

Thanks! I'll be doing a lot more videos on writing horror.

[@RiniDiamandis]

so underrated

[@XxSEETH3RxX]

This is what I'm working on a slowburn to aggressive horror. Slowburn to the second Act then go aggressive. Using the Eerie to Aggressive structure. Alien does this. Actually many movies do this.. I found thisby reading a lot of scripts. Some open with a bang and aggressive. Ala Scream...then some slowburn like The Changeling or The Shining.

[@catharsismachine]

Yes, it is a very specific structure you see over and over again. And it really works

[@fullauto86]

This is fantastic man, good stuff.

[@catharsismachine]

Thanks!

[@aidenndrake1062]

Thank you for not showing any crazy violence lol

[@kitcaradine1012]

When writing a script with a similar structure to Midsommar how should I tackle the debate?

[@catharsismachine]

In horror there may be no debate, because horror is typically out of the control of the protagonist (in the case where they are thrown into the horror). however, in something like Talk to Me, the debate could be about trying another way out of the situation, untl they realize there is no choice

[@Mai2727]

Great video, very helpful! There's no link in the description though :(

[@catharsismachine]

Whoops! Thanks for letting me know. I will correct that. And here is the outline:
mark-fogarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/THREE-ACT_STRUCTURE_Outline-1.pdf

[@catharsismachine]

Check out this new video: How to Write Horror --Ten Tips
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[@MiguelGonzalez-ei9og]

“Gilfrind’s in-laws...” ???

[@catharsismachine]

Ha, yeah. I guess they would just be "your girlfriend's parents"

[@antonisarapostathis2453]

Hitting the deer is not an inciting incident at all. This is the acceptance of the black dude to see the white girls parents

[@catharsismachine]

That's just set-up. The Inciting Incident needs to be an unexpected event which begins the story, Int he case of a horror movie, the Inciting Incident is often the first moment of horror the protagonist experiences. And they will often not recognize it as horror.. For example, when the chairs are found upside down in Poltergeist. In Get Out, what;s important is this is Chris confronting the memory of his mother's death, which will come back later
However, there is more than one way to interpret it.

[@antonisarapostathis2453]

@@catharsismachine This incites to nothing. Its called a hook.

[@DAMON409]

Get out is a masterpiece? The third act gets ridiculous.

[@catharsismachine]

Get out is a horror with satirical/ dark comic tone. it is pretty in keeping with horror to get ridiculous in the third act. If anything, Midsommar's act three is five times crazier

[@DAMON409]

@@catharsismachine Not true, the writer and everyone involved just banked on the first and second acts being enough to keep the audience in their seats, and so wanking off in the third wouldn't be so critical.